Materials Lab

Overview of Services

This laboratory is part of the College of Engineering Common Labs Core. The goal of the Common Lab is to provide a high impact learning environment where theoretical knowledge gained in the classrooms is experienced in the laboratory. It is expected that a student completing an experiment or set of experiments will have a stronger understanding of the concepts taught in the theory courses and how these are represented in reality.

 

The Common Materials Laboratory will enable students to learn how processing affects material properties, how properties influence their designs, and how they can design materials to obtain novel, multifunctional performance for innovative applications in all engineering fields. The Common Materials Laboratory will support students during the undergraduate curriculum by taking them through the full range of experiences from discovering material behavior to making materials that meet requirements for new designs.

 

This lab will initially serve the needs of the MEEN 361 (Materials Laboratory) course and eventually expand to include participation of other common lab courses.

 

Leadership

David Staack - COE Director Undergraduate Laboratory Instruction

Shei Sia Su - ZEEC Technical Lab Coordinator

Tanil Ozkan - Instructor for MEEN 361

 

 

Location and hours of operation

Hours	Location
8am-8pm (see equipment specific schedules)	Texas A&M University College of Engineering College Station TX 77843

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Contacts

Name	Role	Phone	Email	Location
David Staack	ZEEC Common Lab Director	979.845.4063	dstaack@tamu.edu	MEOB 328
Shei Sia Su	ZEEC Technical Lab Coordinator	979.458.5564	sheisiasu@tamu.edu	EIC
Ramalakshmi Akella	Technician MEEN 464	979.862.1706	rakella@tamu.edu	ENPH 404A

Available Equipment and Resources

▼ ► Heat Treatment (1)

Name Price Heat Treatment Furnace View calendar

▼ ► Mechanical Testing (10)

Name Price Actuator + Circulating Media View calendar Axial Torsion View calendar Benchtop Instron Tensile Tester View calendar Brinnel Hardness Tester View calendar Charpy Impact Tester View calendar Fatigue Test Apparatus Bench View calendar Rockwell Hardness Testers View calendar Universal Testing Machine View calendar Universal Testing Machine 30k View calendar Vise + Torque Wrench View calendar

▼ ► VR Simulation (2)

Name Price VR- Metal Tensile Test/ CNC machining View calendar VR- Welding and Joining View calendar

▼ ► Unclassified (15)

Name Price Abrasive Cutter View calendar Axial Torsion View calendar Chiller - Charpy Testing View calendar Corrosion Potentiostat View calendar Creep Test Apparatus View calendar Furnace 1200C View calendar Hot Plate View calendar Lab Balance w/ Density Measurement Kit View calendar Materials Chemical View calendar Metal Diamond Saw View calendar Metalurgical Chemical View calendar Rolling Mill View calendar Sputtering Coater View calendar Thermocouple Data Acquisition View calendar Torque Wrench View calendar